Spellbinders September 2021 Clear Stamp of the Month | A Little Birdie Told Me

Hello, crafty friends! 

Happy Monday, friends! I am back today with two nature-inspired cards made with the Spellbinders Clear Stamp of the Month - A Little Birdie Told Me. Check out the exclusive coordinating Tweet Friends - Die Set. There's also something NEW this month - Spellbinders now offers a coordinating die set that you can purchase separately as an add-on for the Clear Stamp of the Month Club Sets. I love this option as I can quickly and easily cut my favorite images from the set out and no longer have to fussy cut the images!

The Spellbinders Clear Stamp for September is a 21 piece stamp set containing adorable bird images and sentiments perfect for a variety of occasions. The Stamp Set coordinates with this month's Large Die of the Month Set, so you can mix and match your supplies to create different projects. This “A Little Birdie Told Me” stamp set features made in the USA stamps from high-quality photo-polymer for clear, crisp impressions.  

To create my card, I first stamped a bunch of the little floral and bird images in the set on to a piece of Snowdrift Cardstock using Versafine Onyx Black ink and then coloured them using Artist Markers. Once that was done, I used the coordinating die set to cut them all out.

Next, I stamped the wreath and the bow images on another piece of Snowdrift Cardstock using Versafine Onyx Black ink. Then, I stamped the banner and the sentiment onto Snowdrift Cardstock using the same black ink and used the coordinating die set to die cut the image. 

Next, I used the largest rectangle die from the Candlewick Rectangles Etched Die Set to emboss the die frame on the front of the card. Embossing with dies is easy to do on any machine with the Tan Embossing Mat. You need to just put the paper between the die and the Tan Embossing Mat and run it through your Spellbinders Platinum 6" Die Cutting & Embossing Machine as you would for an embossing folder. This is a great technique to get more out of your dies and adds so much to the look of the card.

It was now time to assemble the card together. I popped up the bird, the floral images, the sprigs, and the sentiment banner on my card panel using foam adhesive. I used the Ranger Stickles Glitter Glue in Diamond to add a bit of shimmer and shine to the flower centers and the wings of the bird. Then, to finish, I adhered my card panel to a top-folding white card base made from Snowdrift Cardstock. 

My next card is made in a different size from my usual cards. I made a Square Card using the bird and floral images in the A Little Birdie Told Me stamp set. 

For my card, I first stamped a bunch of the little floral and bird images in the set on to a piece of Snowdrift Cardstock using Versafine Onyx Black ink and then coloured them using Zig Clean Color Brush Markers. Once that was done, I used the coordinating die set to cut them all out.

Next, I trimmed a piece of pink polka dot patterned paper to size and stamped a sentiment from the A Little Birdie Told Me stamp set in the centre of the panel using the same black ink. Then, I die cut Alabaster Cardstock using the largest square die from the Hemstitch Squares Etched Die Set. Once that was done, I die cut the panel using the smallest circle die from the Hemstitch Circles Etched Dies to create an aperture. 

I then arranged the various die cut elements around the circle and and popped them on the card panel using foam adhesive. Next, I adhered the patterned paper below the die cut panel using foam adhesive. Then, to finish, I adhered my card panel to a top-folding kraft card base made from Portbello Cardstock. Lastly, I added a bit of Ranger Stickles Glitter Glue in Diamond to the flower centers for some sparkle and shine.

I hope you liked my cards and thanks so much for stopping by today. You can subscribe to any of the Spellbinders Clubs between the 1st - 24th of each month and never miss a fun kit like this again!

  

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Wishing you a great day ahead!